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Mount Moran
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Mount Moran, a 12,610-foot peak in Grand Teton National Park, dominates the northern Teton Range above Jackson Lake and is known for its broad east face, visible Skillet Glacier, active glaciers, and the dark Black Dike cutting across its rock. Named for artist Thomas Moran, it is one of the range’s signature mountains but is climbed less often than peaks farther south because access is difficult and approaches are often long, rough, and route-finding intensive. First climbed in 1922 by members of the Chicago Mountaineering Club, it has notable routes including the Skillet Glacier line, the CMC route, and the Direct South Buttress, while a 1950 plane crash and later accidents reflect its hazards.
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